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COVID-related National Service cannot just be gap year for privileged youth

ASU Lodestar Center

Chris Coons, addresses this inequity by proposing an increase of the AmeriCorps living allowance to offer greater financial support to all who are willing to serve. Second , national policy must incentivize and prioritize the recruitment and deployment of local, proximate leadership.

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Use Case: The Community-Driven Social Impact game for Community Media Centers

Amy Sample Ward

Our objective was to develop grants and programs as a group to strengthen our individual community media centers and support the movement as a whole. The goal of the day was to develop a collaborative grant proposal for a project that would be pertinent and beneficial to each CMC. We had our fundraising meeting on March 25.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How to Start a Nonprofit Organization.

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofit organizations are granted federal exemptions of certain taxes; for-profits are taxable. Are there other organizations in the community that do what it is I propose to do? "Are Are there other organizations in the community that do what it is I propose to do? So, lets say youve chosen the nonprofit route.